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Christa Pike up and walking after botched execution

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Christa Pike, a 50-year-old American sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of classmate Colleen Slemmer, survived a botched execution attempt at a Tennessee prison on September 30 after receiving two doses of lethal injection. Her lawyer Stephen Ferrell told the BBC that Pike regained consciousness about six days later, just as doctors were preparing to disconnect her from life support. She has since stood up and walked around her hospital room, though Ferrell said she remains “somewhat confused” and “not yet recovered mentally.” Reports indicate she has pneumonia, cannot swallow or eat, and cannot move her hands or arms, with uncertainty over whether she will regain mobility. The governor of Tennessee has suspended executions until 2026, and a judge has ordered officials to preserve all evidence related to the failed execution. Pike was reportedly “angry and confused” for several hours after waking. Some outlets, including Metropoles, reported that she was declared brain-dead on Monday, October 5, before waking and speaking the next day.

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Outlets: 80. Countries: 23. Facts in the shared core: 2.

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  1. · Telegraf (outlet profile)

    Sada su stvari malo jasnije! OVAJ čovek je odgovoran što je Krista Pajk preživela smrtnu kaznu. Pre nego što je izvršenje smrtne kazne nad Kristom Pajk pošlo po zlu, komesar za zatvore Frenk Strada je navodno već imao i…

  2. · Kurir (outlet profile)

    OVAJ ČOVEK JE ODGOVORAN ŠTO JE KRISTA PAJK PREŽIVELA: Komesar za zatvore i ranije imao propuste tokom izvršenja smrtne kazne

  3. · Pink (outlet profile)

    Sada su stvari malo jasnije! OVAJ čovek je odgovoran što je Krista Pajk preživela smrtnu kaznu. Pre nego što je izvršenje smrtne kazne nad Kristom Pajk pošlo po zlu, komesar za zatvore Frenk Strada je navodno već imao i…

  4. · Kurir (outlet profile)

    KRISTA PAJK JE BUDNA I GOVORI: Preživela dve doze smrtnosne injekcije, sada je lisicama vezana za krevet

  5. · Mondo (outlet profile)

    Svedoci otkrili detalje sa pogubljenja Kriste Pajk: "Telo joj se izvilo, ruke i noge poletele uvis, čuli su se krici"

  6. · BBC News Brasil (outlet profile)

    'Entrevistei Christa Pike há 20 anos e não consigo parar de pensar nela'. A jornalista Helen Roberts afirma que, para ela, a pessoa e a criminosa eram "duas pessoas diferentes".

  7. · Terra (outlet profile)

    'Entrevistei Christa Pike há 20 anos e não consigo parar de pensar nela'. Duas décadas atrás, Helen Roberts conheceu Christa Pike, uma detenta do corredor da morte no ...

  8. · NBC News (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike’s attorneys hold a press conference. Watch live coverage as Christa Pike’s attorneys hold a press conference following the hearing in Davidson County Chancery Court.

  9. · Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)

    'Entrevistei Christa Pike há 20 anos e não consigo parar de pensar nela', diz repórter. Duas décadas atrás, Helen Roberts conheceu Christa Pike, uma detenta do corredor da morte no Tennessee, para tentar entender a mulh…

  10. · Newsweek (outlet profile)

    Do Americans Still Support the Death Penalty? What The Polls Show. As a botched Tennessee execution renews death penalty scrutiny, this is what polls show about opinion on capital punishment.

  11. · UOL (outlet profile)

    'Entrevistei Christa Pike há 20 anos e não consigo parar de pensar nela', diz repórter

  12. · NRK (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike alvorlig skadd etter å ha våknet fra henrettelsesforsøk. Christa Pike våknet tirsdag etter Tennessees mislykkede henrettelsesforsøk på henne sist onsdag. Hun klarer ikke å bevege på armer eller bein og har…

  13. · RTS (outlet profile)

    Жена која је преживела смртну казну дошла свести, отежано говори и везана је за кревет – њени адвокати разматрају тужбу. Криста Пајк, за коју се верује да је једина особа која је преживела смртоносну инјекцију, у уторак…

  14. · Telegraf (outlet profile)

    Doktor otkrio čega se Krista Pajk seća od svog neuspešnog pogubljenja i šta je rekla nakon buđenja iz kome!. Krista Pajk se seća svog imena i ima sećanja na boravak u bolnici nakon što je preživela dve neuspele smrtonos…

  15. · The Mirror (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike asked two questions as soon as she woke up after botched execution. Lawyers representing Christa Pike have addressed a press conference outside a court house, sharing more details about what has happened si…

  16. · Newsweek (outlet profile)

    Judge Orders Evidence Preserved From Christa Pike’s Failed Execution. A Tennessee judge ordered the state to preserve evidence connected to Christa Pike’s failed execution.

  17. · ABC News (outlet profile)

    Judge grants motion to preserve evidence in Christa Pike's botched execution. Christa Pike was sentenced to death after being convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.

  18. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Tennessee ordered to preserve evidence from botched Christa Pike execution. The Tennessee Attorney General's Office argued a court order was unnecessary as evidence from the death chamber already had been collected and…

  19. · New York Post (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike’s first words after waking from botched execution revealed as lawyer lists her health issues. Christa Pike suffered a blood clot in her arm, has pneumonia and can't eat following her botched execution, her…

  20. · UOL (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike não se lembra de tentativa de execução nos EUA, diz médico. Christa Pike, a mulher que sobreviveu a duas tentativas de execução por injeção letal nos Estados Unidos, não tem memória do acontecimento. A afir…

  21. · Dnevnik (Novi Sad) (outlet profile)

    Ово су ПРВЕ РЕЧИ КРИСТЕ ПАЈК након неуспелог погубљења! Скинута је с РЕСПИРАТОРА, али је и даље ВЕЗАНА ЗА КРЕВЕТ Доктор открио чега се сећа!. Криста Пајк се сећа свог имена и има сећања на боравак у болници након што је…

  22. · Sveriges Radio Ekot (outlet profile)

    Därför överlevde Christa Pike trots två dödliga doser. Christa Pike uppges vara vaken och talbar efter att ha överlevt två dödsinjektioner i Tennessee. Toxikologen Kai Knudsen kritiserar avrättningsförsöket som mycket d…

  23. · Pink (outlet profile)

    Doktor otkrio čega se Krista Pajk seća od svog neuspešnog pogubljenja i šta je rekla nakon buđenja iz kome!. Krista Pajk se seća svog imena i ima sećanja na boravak u bolnici nakon što je preživela dve neuspele smrtonos…

  24. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike’s lawyer reveals her first words on waking up from botched execution. The death row inmate’s lawyers also said that they are unsure whether she will regain use of her arms

  25. · NBC News (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike's lawyers speak after emergency hearing: She woke up 'to the shock of everyone'. Christa Pike's attorneys, Luke Ihnen and Randy Spivey, discuss the ruling that Tennessee must preserve evidence from the fail…

  26. · Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike ‘angry and confused’ after surviving execution, says lawyer

  27. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike's lawyers share health update after botched execution. Attorneys for Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived two doses of a lethal injection during her botched execution last week, shared an update…

  28. · Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike está 'nervosa e confusa' após sobreviver a execução, diz advogado. Um dos advogados de Christa Pike, condenada à morte no estado do Tennessee que sobreviveu a duas injeções letais, afirmou nesta quarta-feir…

  29. · Kurir (outlet profile)

    SLUČAJ KOJI JE ŠOKIRAO SVET Ova žena preživela je injekciju smrti, a kada se probudila, ljutito je izgovorila OVE DVE REČENICE

  30. · Blic (outlet profile)

    OVAKAV SLUČAJ NIJE ZABELEŽEN PUNIH 80 GODINA! Ubrizgali joj dve SMRTONOSNE INJEKCIJE, a ona preživela: Evo šta će biti sa Kristom osuđenom na smrt zbog brutalnog ubistva devojke (19). Krista Pajk (50), osuđenica na smrt…

Factual core

  • Christa Pike remains hospitalized after the failed execution attempt.
  • Christa Pike was executed in Tennessee.

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